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Track: The wonderful Summer Flake release double singles ‘Barnacle Bill’ and ‘Ordinary’ and announce a launch gig on the eve of their new album ‘One Less Thing’
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Premiere: KEZRA says we are all a little bit ‘Insane’ via an effervescent blast of pop goodness and a launch party.
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News: Truck Festival 2023 lineup announced
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NEWS: Edinburgh’s swim school release new track Delirious and announce EP Duality set for release on 2 June
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News: PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT Irish Tour for February 2023 – Pre-Order New Album N.K-POP TODAY TO GET ticket PRE-SALE CODE

Ian Mc Donnell October 4, 2022

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTTANNOUNCE IRISH TOUR DATESTICKETS ARE ON SALE AT 10 AM FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced a return to Irish shore with a series of Irish tour dates to take place in February 2023. Tickets will be available at 10 am on Friday 7th October via Ticketmaster. …

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Track: The wonderful Summer Flake release double singles ‘Barnacle Bill’ and ‘Ordinary’ and announce a launch gig on the eve of their new album ‘One Less Thing’

Arun Kendall February 2, 2023

The rather brilliant dream pop maestros Summer Flake are fluttering their collective eyelashes at us on the eve of the release of their new album ‘One Less Thing’, with a double blast of goodness in the form of singles ‘Barnacle Bill’ and ‘Ordinary’. ‘Barnacle Bill’, accompanied by a simple performance video (interspersed by the odd …

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Premiere: KEZRA says we are all a little bit ‘Insane’ via an effervescent blast of pop goodness and a launch party.

Arun Kendall February 1, 2023

We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Insane’ from Naarm/Melbourne singer KEZRA. This is a vibrant hyperkinetic blast of pop brilliance that fizzes and bubbles with verve. Jangling guitars shimmer underneath KEZRA’s velvet, expressive vocals and a dramatic anthemic chorus creates a euphoric burst. And, as any pop song should, there is a …

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News: Truck Festival 2023 lineup announced

Izzy Clayton February 1, 2023

Following a mammoth 25th anniversary celebration in 2022, Truck Festival have unveiled the first names confirmed to appear on the line-up for its 2023 edition. Across the penultimate weekend in July Truck Festival will welcome four headliners that span the breadth of the indie, rock and alternative spheres, from effervescent indie pop to primal rock ‘n’ roll with some …

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PREMIERE: Natalie Shay kicks off 2023 with emotive pop smash-in-waiting ‘The Edge’

Gareth O Malley February 1, 2023

North Londoner Natalie Shay‘s been putting in work. Perhaps too much – in a way, that’s what her new single’s about. More specifically, a painful friendship breakdown inspired ‘The Edge’, her first new track of 2023 and the successor of her second EP Milk, which landed in September. It arrived last week along with b-side …

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NEWS: Edinburgh’s swim school release new track Delirious and announce EP Duality set for release on 2 June

Julia Mason February 1, 2023

swim school have announced details of their second EP Duality set for release on 2 June via LAB Records. Alongside this news, the Edinburgh trio have shared their heaviest single to date ‘Delirious‘. It documents frontwoman Alice Johnson’s experiences of misogyny within the music industry; tackling sexist behaviour from sound engineers via driving, fuzzy guitars …

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